I realised yesterday that I do not have a glossary entry for economics, which seems to be something of an oversight. I offer this for
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I have long thought that one of the quietest acts of political vandalism in modern Britain was the change of language that sought to turn
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This was posted on X by Steven Swinford of The Times on Friday night: The comment noted, and the proposed speech by Keir Starmer, are
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I recently recorded another Funding the Future podcast with John Christensen, with whom I have discussed tax justice and corruption for more than twenty-five years.
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As The Guardian noted last night: Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection has been accused of wanting a “Handmaid’s Tale future” after
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As The Guardian noted yesterday: Rachel Reeves is under pressure to reassure MPs over the state of the UK’s public finances, amid concerns that the
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A balanced budget is a fiscal position in which government spending equals government revenue over a defined period. It is often presented as a mark
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The household analogy is the claim that governments must manage their finances like a household: living within their means, balancing their budgets, and paying down
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Conspiracies exist. But they are not secret meetings in dark rooms. They are systems of coordinated power operating in plain sight. States pursue power. Corporations
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